Death Penalty News: April – May 2008

Death Penalty News: April – May 2008

Index AI: ACT 53/003/2008
Date de publication: 16 mai 2008
Catégories: Afghanistan, Cuba, Guatémala, Japon, Libéria, Pakistan, Autorité palestinienne, Arabie saoudite, États-Unis d'Amérique, Ouzbékistan

1) Liberia: Death penalty for armed robbery debated in the Senate 2) Cuba: President will commute death sentences 3) Guatemala: Bill allowing resumption of execution fails 4) US Supreme Court ruling on constitutionality of lethal injection ends unofficial moratorium on executions 5) US (North Carolina): Two people released from death row 6)Afghanistan: Around 100 unnamed individuals face execution 7) Japan: Four more people executed in April 8) Pakistan: New government ratifies UN Human Rights Conventions 9) Uzbekistan: Death sentences commuted 10) Palestinian Authority: Risk of imminent execution 11) Saudi Arabia: Secret video shows horror of beheading